Pakistani Minister to visit India for the first time in three years, as SCO meets
Pakistan's Climate Minister Musadik Masood Malik is scheduled to visit India for the SCO Civilizational Dialogue, marking the first high-level Pakistani visit in over three years. The visit occurs amidst strained bilateral relations following a conflict in 2025.
Why it matters
This visit represents a rare diplomatic engagement between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, potentially signaling a thaw in long-standing regional tensions.
Pakistan’s Climate Minister Musadik Masood Malik will represent the country at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilizational Dialogue to be held in New Delhi from November 20-22, 2026, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. This marks the first visit by a Pakistani minister to India in more than three years. “The Government of Pakistan remains committed to promoting dialogue among civilisations and fostering people-to-people contacts within the SCO framework in a spirit of mutual,” reads the statement.
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